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simoncion | on: Rescuing old printers with an in-browser Linux VM bridged to WebUSB over USB/IP
> I just don’t think I fully understand what you’re suggesting.

Sure, sure.

Like I said, given your commercial (and closed-source) aspirations, I'm happy to consult on your project as a paid contractor. Doing work for free on a closed-source for-profit project is neither interesting nor in my interest.

amaccuish | parent
I dont understand what you're suggesting either given the whole point was to avoid having separate hw).

And if you're not going to spell it out due to your morals, don't comment.

tosti | root | parent | next
You could bridge the ipp server of cups over webrtc to a native listener that talks to the usb port. Webrtc to localhost might raise some red flags, but could be a neat alternative to the chrome requirement. Use at the very least some hmac key pairing to ensure others can't easily piggyback on the listener. I just saved you a few bucks.
simoncion | root | parent
> And if you're not going to spell it out due to your morals...

Nah, this isn't a moral issue.

I'm willing to do free labor for an open-source project (whether or not it's a commercial project), as that labor benefits everyone. I'm unwilling to do free labor on a closed-source project, as that labor only benefits the entity that owns the code. This goes double for a commercial closed-source project, because in that case I don't see a cent of the money that the code owner gets from my labor. [0]

If you think that wanting to get a piece of the fruits of one's labor is a moral issue, you have a very strange relationship with work.

[0] "Exposure" also doesn't pay the bills.